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24 alternatives to CrimeStream

Real time crime alerts for specific regions

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. CrimeStream launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Hacker News API▲318

   Hacker News now has an API. Awesome. :)

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Site Alerts▲108

   Instant insights on any website

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Citizen▲220

   Stay safe with instant alerts about nearby crime

   2017 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Vigilante▲137

   Instant crime alerts and live broadcasts, launching in NYC

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Tech.eu Radar▲118

   An online database on all things European tech

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Criminal Podcast▲115

   Real stories behind unbelievable crimes

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Human Cities▲263

   Real-time activity in 900 cities around the world

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Batch Insights▲301

   Insights into billions of daily smartphone notifications

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Tagger News▲280

   A smarter version of Hacker News

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    HNwatcher▲136

    Track keywords and users on Hacker News

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Peek in▲316

    Watch people use your web app in real time

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Citizen – Real-time local crime alerts on iOS and Android▲10

    2017 · citizen.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Stream▲166

    Analytics for feeds

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Linkody▲77

    Monitor your inbound links in real time

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Mention▲272

    Better Google alerts.

    2013 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    PHunted▲190

    Be notified if a site you're browsing has been hunted or not

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Searchifi▲60

    Make your own alerts and find out when things happen

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Watchville.com▲160

    Our app is now on the web. 14 watch news sites in one stream

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Wikilerts▲103

    Never miss out on anything with “alert communities”

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Fresh Web Explorer▲137

    Far Superior Alternative to Google Alerts

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    TrackReddit▲210

    Get alerted when your startup/phrase is mentioned on Reddit

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    HackerWeb▲88

    A simple and readable Hacker News app

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Fortinet Threat Map▲123

    Watch real time cyber-attacks taking place on world map

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    BotWatch▲96

    Online publication, built for discussion around all bots

    2016 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →